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State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement ...
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State Department cuts hit cyber diplomats doing international engagements
Impacted units in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy include the Office of Bilateral and Regional Affairs and Office ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
State Department to start layoffs in coming days, cutting U.S. staff by 15%
The State Department is planning to lay off hundreds of U.S. staff, part of the Trump administration's plan to slash the size ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...
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State Dept. layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers
The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.
State Department notifies staff it will begin firing personnel ‘soon’
The State Department will begin firing personnel “soon” as Secretary of State Marco Rubio implements his dramatic overhaul of ...
State Department cuts over 1,300 staffers as part of Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul
The layoffs will affect 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official.
State Department to begin mass layoffs of about 1,800 employees in coming days
The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part ...